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Apollo Astronauts at #ECAD2019 . Photo by @felixkunze L-R: @Cmd16Duke (Apollo 16), @TheRealBuzz (Apollo 11), Walter Cunningham (Apollo 7), @WordenAlfred (Apollo 15), Rusty Schweickart (Apollo 9), @JackSchmitt17 (Apollo 17), Michael Collins (Apollo 11), Fred Haise (Apollo 13)

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With Deepest Condolences - Loss of the Titan

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It is with great sadness that we share news of the passing of legendary Club member Colonel Joseph “Joe” Kittinger, II MED ’63, a distinguished recipient of the 2001 Explorers Club Medal and an aerospace pioneer. Col. Kittinger passed away today - Friday, December 9, 2022, at 94.

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Message from President Richard Garriott Regarding the Ongoing Titanic Search and Rescue Mission

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#OTD 14 October 1947 Chuck Yeager @GenChuckYeager broke the sound barrier by flying faster than the speed of sound in a Bell X-1 rocket plane.

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On this day in 1911, #RoaldAmundsen and his team - Olav Bjaaland, Helmer Hanssen, Sverre Hassel, and Oscar Wisting - became the first to reach the #SouthPole . #OTD #history #Antarctica

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If only every explorer could carry their own shelter like this armadillo does ;-)

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Happy 93rd birthday to @TheRealBuzz Buzz Aldrin!

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To All Explorers Around The World,⁠ ⁠ I have the sad duty to announce the passing of Explorers Club Medalist Captain Don Walsh MED’61, who alongside Jacques Piccard was the first human to the bottom of the deepest point in the ocean, the 10,916 meter Challenger Deep.⁠ ⁠ The

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Former @NASA astronaut Kathy Sullivan @AstroKDS has just become the first woman to visit the deepest place on Earth: The Challenger Deep. Victor Vescovo: "Just back up from Challenger Deep! My co-pilot was Dr. Kathy Sullivan!"

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Search for Titanic Expedition Intensifies

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HMS Challenger: How a 150-year-old expedition still influences scientific discoveries today

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Some people will always be cool. #OceanMonth Jacques Cousteau (June 11, 1910 - June 25, 1997).

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Congratulations to TEC Medalist, @AstroKDS , for becoming the 1st woman to dive the Challenger Deep in the Marianas Trench. Dr. Sullivan is also the 1st American woman to walk in space, making her the 1st person to both walk in space, & descend to the deepest point in the ocean.

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On this day in 1911, #RoaldAmundsen 's South Pole expedition made landfall on the eastern edge of the Ross Ice Shelf. It was the first-ever expedition to reach the Geographic South Pole. #OTD #Amundsen

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On this day in 1916, #ErnestShackleton completed the rescue of all of his men stranded on Elephant Island in Antarctica. 📸 Source: @RGS_IBG #OTD #Shackleton #JamesCaird

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We're excited to announce that @RichardGarriott has been elected as the Club's 45th President. For more on this exciting news, go to👉 #RichardGarriott #ExplorersClub

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The @SpaceX Dragon now in orbit has been named "Endeavour" by @AstroBehnken and @Astro_Doug who both flew for the first time on Space Shuttle Endeavour which in turn was named after James Cook 's ship of exploration HMS Endeavour #LaunchAmerica

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@SirishaBandla becomes an astronaut as she views Earth from space aboard #Unity22 #VirginGalactic yesterday #OverviewEffect

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Parks Canada Unveils New Artifacts from the Franklin Expedition #arctic #expedition #archaeology

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Chasing lava and hunting Atlantis, scientist explorer Jess Phoenix is the new Indiana Jones @jessphoenix2018

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President Richard Garriott on the Situation Room tonight to discuss the ongoing efforts in the Titanic rescue

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Lord British Has Been To Both Poles, Outer Space, And Now The Lowest Point On Earth @RichardGarriott

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Explorers Club Board member Kellie Gerardi @kelliegerardi to fly into space on @virgingalactic as a bioastronautics researcher

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Exquisite 2300-Year-Old Scythian Woman’s Boot Preserved in the Frozen Ground of the Altai Mountains

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As the late Sen. John Glenn said at our 2013 Annual Dinner - "Human history has been one of dragon pushing. Pushing dragons off the edge, and filling in gaps on the map!" - Best of luck to @AstroBehnken , @Astro_Doug , @NASA , and @SpaceX ! - Watching on @Discovery ! #SpaceLaunchLIVE

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#OTD in 1914, the Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition began in an attempt to make the first land crossing of Antarctica. The expedition was conceived by Sir #ErnestShackleton , and it is considered to be the last major expedition of the Heroic Age of Antarctic Exploration.

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This photo was taken during a hammerhead shark tagging w/ both satellite & acoustic tags to look at migratory patterns when they leave the Bahamas, & how they use their environment during their season. @WilliamWinram 's #takeover - DAY 3/30 👉 #freediving

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We're thrilled to announce that @RichardGarriott has been elected the 45th President of The Explorers Club by the Board of Directors on Jan. 30th. He'll take office alongside the newly elected BOD after the TEC's Annual Meeting, scheduled for April 10th. Congratulations, Richard!

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Congratulations to TEC Member & President-Elect @RichardGarriott on completing the historic dive to the #ChallengerDeep , onboard DSSV Pressure Drop ( @CaladanOceanic ). He joins Medalist @AstroKDS as the only explorers to orbit the Earth & dive to the deepest point in the ocean.

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It has been an epic journey! Here are the TEC Members on the @WeddellSeaExped over the sinking site of #ErnestShackleton 's #Endurance . L-R: Steve Saint Armour, Mensun Bound & Holly Ewart. Photo by Orlando February. #ECFlag #shackleton #antarctica #weddellseaexpedition2019

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#PeterFreuchen next to his 3rd wife, Dagmar Cohn in 1947. He formed a chisel out of his frozen feces to free himself from an avalanche, then amputated his frozen toes w/ a hammer, & lived to tell the tale. Try the Freuchen Old Fashion @ the #ExplorersCorner tonight. #MembersOnly

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Rusty Schweickart “we all went into space and discovered Earth” #ECAD2019

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The search for Shackleton's ship: Scientists on expedition to trillion-tonne iceberg will use autonomous robot submarines to hunt for the sunken Endurance

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We are excited to share that @RichardGarriott was re-elected President of TEC by the Board of Directors on January 14. Congratulations to Richard as we welcome him once again as President of The Explorers Club!

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We apologize but due to unforeseen circumstances, we have to cancel tonight's lecture, "SpaceX - Making Life Multiplanetary". We hope to have the event rescheduled in the future, and will update everyone via email and on our social media channels as information becomes available.

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3 years

We're thrilled to announce that Dr. Buzz Aldrin has been named Honorary President. Explore this link to learn more about this exciting news 👉

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This Guy Hiked From Mexico To Canada And Filmed One Second Each Day. Here's What He Saw In 3 Minutes.

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Apollo 11 astronauts Duke, Schmitt, Haise, Collins, Worden, Cunningham, Aldrin, and Schweickart at the @ExplorersClub Annual Dinner #ECAD2019 #ecad

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We're thrilled to share that @JeffBezos has been named our Honorary Chair. Explore this link to learn more 👉

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#OTD 3 January 2004 the @NASA Mars Rover "Spirit" landed on #Mars and turned a 90 day planned mission into a 5 year, 3 month, 27 Earth day long exploration traverse inside Gusev crater.

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Rare book signed by Polar explorer Ernest Shackleton found in the darkest depths… of a University library #Antarctica #exploration

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Notebook from Scott of the Antarctic's expedition discovered 100 years later frozen in ice http://t.co/tMbe3uzdBw http://t.co/QPByz5Qdps

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Joe Kittinger, a retired Air Force Colonel and Command Pilot, achieved in August 1960, what no human had done before - he proved that astronauts and fighter pilots could eject from high altitudes and still survive.

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#OTD 16 Jan 1913 Roald Amundsen, Ernest Shackleton, and Robert Peary were hanging out at the Bellevue-Stratford Hotel in Philadelphia.

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#JoeRohde is a Creative Exec. at Walt Disney Imagineering, known for leading the team that built Disney’s Animal Kingdom. He has participated in a number of #research expeditions on behalf of Disney. We're proud to have him as 1 of our #LTAD2019 Awardees

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Repost from TEC Member Idee Belau ( @Idee_Explores ): A plump #SuperPinkMoon rises, casting its warm glow over the cool Atlantic Ocean. #supermoon

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White shark Vimy swimming off the @OCEARCH cradle after full work up. Repost from TEC Member, Chris Fischer ( @ChrisOCEARCH ) #sharks #photooftheday

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We are thrilled to announce our forthcoming book “The Explorers Club: A Visual Journey through the Past, Present, and Future of Exploration” is now available for pre-order on

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Watching Crew-1 members Shannon Walker, @AstroVicGlover , @Astro_illini , and @Astro_Soichi continue the incredible legacy of space exploration at @NASA & @SpaceX alongside Club Fellow @Astro_Mike on @Discovery - Godspeed + Ad Astra! #SpaceLaunchLIVE

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On this day in 1912, British polar explorer Capt. Robert Falcon Scott reached the South Pole, a month after Roald Amundsen. #OTD #FBF

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#OTD 14 Dec 1972 at 5:55 pm ET the Apollo 17 lunar module "Challenger" ascent stage lifted off from the Moon. This is the last time that humans visited the Moon. #NASA #Artemis

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Mark Bezos - "We flew with a piece of canvas from the Wright Brothers flyer via the @ExplorersClub " #BlueOrigin

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TEC presents “Women Explorers in History” to celebrate International Day of Women & Girls in Science on Thu, 2/11 at 7PM ET. This event launches a series of exciting programs, media & educational outreach to showcase our members & other women in the field.

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#OTD 29 May 1953 Tenzing Norgay and Edmund Hillary - together - became the first two humans to reach the summit of Mt. Everest - Sagarmatha सगरमाथा - Chomolungma ཇོ་མོ་གླང་མ - Zhumulangma Feng 珠穆朗玛峰

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Scientists Identify New Whale Species In Gulf Of Mexico

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Happy #InternationalWomensDay ! @MissionBlue @SylviaEarle @JaneGoodallInst #ameliaearhart #sallyride #janegoodall #sylviaearle

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Tonight's podbuster on @Discovery 's #TalesFromTheExplorersClub features TEC Fellow and #ECDEG Recipient Evan Kovacs. Tune in for an all-new episode tonight at 8PM EDT, streaming on @discoveryplus !

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On this day in 1911, #RoaldAmundsen became the first to reach the South Pole, along with four Norwegian explorers - Olav Bjaaland, Helmer Hanssen, Sverre Hassel, and Oscar Wisti. #OTD

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#OTD 4 January 1958 humanity's first artificial satellite, Sputnik 1, re-entered Earth's atmosphere.

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h/t Sir Ernest H. Shackleton Appreciation Society #antarctica

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Congratulations to Ernie Black for "Lavender Waves," one of our #Octographer #WorldOceansWeek contest winners, in collaboration with @TheOctoNation ! Stay tuned for more contest winner features throughout the week. The pieces will be on display at our HQ until June 10th.

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An Expedition to find the wreck of Shackleton's Endurance

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#OTD 29 May 1953 Tenzing Norgay from #Nepal and Edmund Hillary from #NewZealand became the first humans to stand atop Mt. Everest - the highest point on the surface of our planet.

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#OTD 16 Jun 1963, Valentina Tereshkova became the first woman in space. She flew - solo - aboard Vostok-6.

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On this day in 1835, the #HMSBeagle , with #CharlesDarwin aboard, reached the Galápagos Islands. The ship arrived at the easternmost of the archipelago - Chatham or San Cristobal. #OTD

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Blood moon tonight! http://t.co/INEGqasfD9 #eclipse #lunareclipse #bloodmoon #bloodmooneclipse http://t.co/jWS9RGx1qP

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On this day in 2012, TEC Member @erdeneruc completed the first solo human-powered #circumnavigation of the world. The voyage began in Bodega Bay, California on July 10, 2007. It lasted five years, 11 days, 12 hours, and 22 minutes according to @GWR . #OTD #ErdenEruc

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A ship of exploration named #Orion leaves the offshore waters of the Moon to head home with an eye on its home port - and all of us - a quarter million miles away. #NASA #Artemis

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Since 1914, The Explorers Club has recognized the world’s greatest explorers with exploration’s highest honors. Click here to meet our latest class of titans:

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Pictured: Captain Scott's doomed expedition to South Pole revealed in new colourised images #antarctica

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He was an active member of TEC, and until recently regularly attended Florida Chapter meetings, participating in Club programs and events. Joe will be greatly missed, but his achievements and legacy will long be admired and remembered by explorers throughout the world.

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It is with great sadness that we share the passing of one our most beloved Members, #JimFowler . Our condolences go out to his family & friends. We're planning a Memorial Service for Members & guests on Fri, May 31st, to salute Jim on his way to higher exploration. #RIP

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Sir Edmund Hillary was born 100 years ago today - 20 July 1919.

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Watch the premiere of #TalesFromTheExplorersClub tonight at 9p ET on @Discovery and streaming on @discoveryplus - with Club Prez @RichardGarriott in convo with @joshuagates at our Explorers Corner Bar talking pressure! New episodes will air every following Wednesday at 8p ET 🌎

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On this day in 1953, TEC Members #EdmundHillary and #SherpaTenzingNorgay became the first people to reach the summit of #MountEverest . It was also #TenzingNorgay 's (adopted) 39th birthday. #OTD #mountaineering #climbing

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Announcing The Explorers Club 50 Class of 2024; fifty people changing the world that the world needs to know about. These 50 individuals are exploring, inspiring, and creating the future—the future of the planet, life upon it, and the boundless possibilities that await us all.

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Announcing The Explorers Club 50 - Class of 2023 Each year, the EC50 recognizes fifty extraordinary individuals changing the world, that the world needs to know about - Welcome to the Club #ec50 #TheExplorersClub50 #exploration

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We can hardly believe it, but there is only one week to go before you can finally hold our club's beloved history in your own two hands! Get ready to embark on this thrilling adventure with us and pre-order your copy here:

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#OTD in 1916, Sir #ErnestShackleton and 5 men of the Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition launched the James Caird from Elephant Island in the Southern Ocean to organize a rescue for ice-trapped ship #Endurance .

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Join us on Mon, 02/08 at 7PM ET for our next #ECLectureSeries , f/ "A Virgin Voyage into Space Exploration" w/ planetary scientist Dr. @AlanStern . Hear about his latest venture, a @virgingalactic suborbital space mission that's set to take place in 2022.

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First all-Black team of climbers heading to Everest

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#WorldOceansWeek is just 2 weeks away, & we can't wait for the exciting presentations! The scalloped bonnethead shark (Sphyrna corona) will take the stage at the week-long event, presented by @rolex . Go to👉 for the schedule. 📸: @DiegoCardenosa

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"Adventure is worthwhile in itself." - Amelia Earhart

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in 1975 Hull Technician 3rd Class Donna Tobias made history when she became the first woman to graduate from the Navy’s Deep Sea Diving School as the Navy’s first female hard hat diver. More: #WomensHistoryMonth

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#SharkWeek returns in a few days! @Discovery has all the details - what to watch, where, and when. #SharkWeek2022

Shark Week Schedule 2022

This is the moment you've been waiting for... SHARK WEEK is about to get your heart pumping with 25 hours of new shows featuring never-before-seen footage of walking sharks, groundbreaking findings,...

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How a Plucky Robot Found the Long-Lost Endurance Shipwreck #Antarctica

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British scientists in race to find lost shipwreck of Ernest Shackleton's Endurance #antarctica

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Ultra-Rare Dwarf Kingfisher Fledgling Photographed for the Very First Time #conservation

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ICYMI @ExplorersClub Fellow @jessphoenix2018 was just on @CNN talking about the #TongaVolcano eruption.

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#OTD 16 July 1969 Apollo 11 left Earth to begin the first expedition to land humans on another world.

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#OTD 20 July 1969 Two Explorers Club members became the first humans to land on the Moon.

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Happy American Independence Day to all of our explorers who celebrate! As fireworks light up the sky, we’ll be looking to the stars and reflecting on the bold spirit that has driven our nation's pioneers to explore the unknown.

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On this day in 2016, @solarimpulse 2, with pilots and TEC Medalists Dr. @bertrandpiccard and @andreborschberg , became the first solar-powered aircraft to circumnavigate the earth. #TBT #OTD #solarpower #aeronautics #solarimpulse #solarimpulse2 #famousfirsts #sustainability

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Dr. @AlanStern is a planetary scientist, space program exec, aerospace consultant, & author. He leads @NASA 's $880M @NewHorizons2015 that successfully explored the Pluto system, & is now exploring the Kuiper Belt. Join him at #GLEXSummit , 7/3-7/5 #GLEX2019

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Blackbeard's Ship Confirmed off North Carolina

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Jane Goodall has been nominated for a Nobel Peace Prize

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"We do not realize what we have on earth until we leave it." - Explorers Club Medalist and Apollo 13 Commander Jim Lovell, after splashing down safely back on Earth. Here's to a clean #Splashdown for @Astro_Doug + @AstroBehnken - watching live on @Discovery !

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On this day in 1909, during the #NimrodExpedition , Sir #ErnestShackleton planted the British flag 97 nautical miles (180 km; 112 mi) from the South Pole, the farthest anyone had ever reached at that time. #OTD #Shackleton

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Humans landed on the Moon for the first time #OTD in 1969. Here is what their base camp looks like now. #Apollo11

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